The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El
Economic Development?
Y’all remember when they pitched those 2102 Quality of Life bonds, they said it was “an economic development issue”. Here’s
Et Tu, Brute?
Well, it looks like Brutus over there at ElPasoSpeak.com has gone dark. His last post was May 17. Brutus did
Flattening the Curve
Expectations drive the economy. Economists measure consumer confidence. The futures markets are self-fulfilling prophecies, to a degree. Politicians know that.
Retrovision: Six Years On
This article originally appeared on 08 March 2019. On March 8, 2013, El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot the
Retrovision: The Dark Ages in El Paso
This article originally appeared on 03 Nov 2019. Are you interested in a great job in El Paso? Get on
“Card Tricks: How El Paso’s 2012 ‘Quality of Life’ Bond Election Got Riddled With Flimflam”
Here’s a piece on Medium.com written by veteran reporter Debbie Nathan, chronicling the run-up to the election. . . .
The Robots Have Come for Your Job
I came home the other day and some guy was messing with my gas meter. Turns out that Texas Gas
El Paso Post-Pandemic
The future will look different. But let’s hope we’ve learned from the mistakes of the past. For the past couple
Beisbol Been Very Very Good to Me
Minor league baseball is up against the wall, and it’s not because they’re trying to field a long ball to
Retrovision: They Think You’re Stupid. They Might Be Right.
This post originally appeared on 28 April 2015. Did you know, that no matter how much money MountainStar Sports Group
City of Dust: The St. James Hotel, Cimarron, New Mexico
We Will Shoot the Lights Out for You In the fall of 2005, I was driving from Oklahoma to Taos
Wuhan Roulette
I used to live in the greatest country in the world. If there was a problem, we’d solve it. We’d
Sunday Matinee: Tell Them Willie Boy is Here
Watch this video on YouTube
Retrovision: Who Represents El Paso?
This article originally appeared on 03 August 2015. If you only read the local newspapers, and maybe watch the City
Tightening the Belt?
In what world does cutting pay by five percent for the highest paid City staffers make sense? Tommy G is